Places riche103 Wants to Go

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.

What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

The ruins of an ancient Mayan city, beautifully preserved and only accessible by boat.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

This archaeological site was the center of the extinct Yarmukian culture which developed the first roads and pottery in Israel.